Maybe today's airspace-closing Icelandic ash cloud was a touch too heavy-handed a response to the last problem, but if volcanoes want to be part of the big society too who are we to stop them?

Finally, readers of this blog who were inspired by #twitterforce to produce a brilliant comment thread full of suggestions for other big society initiatives deserve recognition too. Here are some of those that received the most clicks of the recommended button.

Primaballerina: I don't like my neighbour so I'm going to deport him.

mattasahatter: I'm planning to get state funding for my Revolutionary Socialist Secondary School in Witney.

Heavycola: I'm going to catch myself in my own benefits trap.

ShaneatUnpeeled: I'm going to rack up some huge debts. Then you can all bail me out so I can do it again.

fureyboy: I'm setting up a B&B which has a "no Tories" policy.

TehGreatGonzo: I'm helping to teach self-sufficiency and IT skills by going home from my Helpdesk job an hour early.